New Faculty Orientation The GRADUATE SCHOOL August 17, 2017

Kern Graduate Building The GRADUATE SCHOOL Kern Graduate Building 2

Graduate Degree Programs 193 graduate majors currently offered: Research Doctorates: Ph.D. = 93 Professional Doctorates: D.Ed., D.M.A., D.N.P., Dr.P.H. = 8 Research Masters: M.S., M.A. = 109 Professional Masters: M.B.A., M.Eng., M.F.A., M.P.S., etc. = 94 We have a large diversity of programs of study, including 101 doctoral majors, with the majority of these the Ph.D. or research doctorate and four professional doctorates, the newest being the Dr.P.H.; over 100 research masters, the M.S. and M.A.; and a growing number of professional master’s degrees.

GRADUATE ENROLLMENTS (Fall 2016) Total= 13,624 Distance = 5,237 (38.4%) Resident = 8,387 (61.6%) Doctoral = 4,036 (48.1%) (734 new) Masters = 4,075 (48.6%) (1,579 new) Nondegree = 276 (3.3%)

Graduate Campuses Across the Commonwealth University Park Harrisburg/ Capitol Hershey/COM Erie/Behrend Great Valley Graduate Campuses Across the Commonwealth Blue dots are where we have graduate degree programs 6

GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRED (Summer 2016-Spring 2017) Masters Doctorate Total Erie 72 - 72 Great Valley 204 - 204 Harrisburg 254 14 268 World Campus 1,440 5 1,445 Hershey 34 21 55 University Park 1,323 740 2,063 Total 3,327 780 4,107 Penn State is consistently ranked in the top 15 of doctorate-granting institutions in the U.S. in terms of the number of doctoral degrees conferred. Last year the Graduate School conferred almost 700 doctoral degrees and in 2011 was ranked #11 among top doctorate granting institutions in the U.S. (2011; 664)* *SOURCE: NSF/NIH/USED/USDA/NEH/NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2011.

Graduate Faculty Membership Across the University: > Category “P” (Professional) = 211 > Category “Q” (new this fall, 2017) > Category “R” (Research) = 2,742 See: http://gradschool.psu.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty/criteria/

Graduate Faculty Information & Policies www.gradschool.psu.edu Graduate Faculty Membership Resolution of problems (Appendix II, Graduate Bulletin) Program and course proposal procedures Graduate degree requirements Regulations & conduct standards Other

Examples of Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs (IGDPs) Acoustics Bioengineering Demography* Ecology Materials Sci. & Engineering Visual Studies* Molecular, Cellular, & Integrative Bioscience Operations Research* Physiology Plant Biology Language Science* Criminal Justice Policy & Administration *Dual-title Degree Program

How can I get graduate students funded? External Sources: Competitive research grants, contracts, foundations, etc. Gifts/endowments (e.g., DGFs) Training grants (Predoctoral Training Grant Development Incentive Award; $5,000)

How can I get graduate students funded? (cont’d) External Sources, cont’d: Individual Student Fellowships NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Smithsonian Institution Fellowships Ford Foundation Fellowships Dept. of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships

How can I get graduate students funded? (cont’d) Internal Sources: University Graduate Fellowships (UGFs) Bunton-Waller Awards (Diversity) Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment (FEGR) Summer Tuition Assistance Program (STAP) Graduate School Grant-in-Aid (GIA) Incentive Program

Student Recognition Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award Alumni Association Dissertation Award Academic Computing Fellowship Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award Graduate Student Service Award Graduate Student International Research Award

Student Recognition (cont’d) W. Lamarr Kopp International Achievement Award – Graduate Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award Graduate Student Excellent in Mentoring Award Professional Master’s Excellence Award Penn State Alumni Association Scholarship for Penn State Alumni in the Graduate School Graduate Exhibition Awards

The Graduate Exhibition Discuss the exhibition and its value 16

Faculty Recognition Graduate Faculty Teaching Award Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentor Award Graduate School Alumni Society Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award

Special Events Sponsored by the Graduate School New Student Orientation & Reception (Fall) Careers Workshop (Fall) Graduate Exhibition (Spring) Professional Development Workshops: Students – Grant Writing; “Soft Skills” Faculty - Issues /Best Practices in Graduate Education (e.g., mentoring)

The Graduate School Needs You

Become Involved in the Graduate School Participate in workshops Get elected to Graduate Council Volunteer to serve on special committees to advance graduate education Volunteer to serve as a judge at the Graduate Exhibition

Thank You & Welcome!

Student Recognition (cont’d) AT&T Graduate Award Harold K. Schilling Dean’s Graduate Scholarship Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award Thomas and June Beaver Award